noun
triceratops
treye-SEH-ruh-tops
noun
1
A large plant-eating dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period, known for its three facial horns and bony neck frill.
"The museum's new exhibit features a full triceratops skeleton."
How to Use Triceratops
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA three-horned, plant-eating dinosaur that lived alongside T. rex.
Word Forms
triceratops plural, triceratopses plural
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Etymology
From Greek treis ("three") + keras ("horn") + ops ("face") — literally "three-horned face."